Shake Shack (SHAK) FCF Margin (2014 - 2026)
Shake Shack's (SHAK) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 0.18% in Q3 2026, down 773.0% year-over-year from 0.03% in Q3 2025, and up 98.33% quarter-over-quarter from 10.55% in Q2 2026.
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Shake Shack (SHAK) FCF Margin (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Shake Shack (SHAK) has reported FCF Margin for 13 consecutive years, with 0.18% the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin fell 773.0% year-over-year to 0.18% in Q3 2026; TTM through Jul 2026 was 0.75%, a 425.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 3.91%, up 106.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin was 0.18% for Q3 2026 at Shake Shack, up from 10.55% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 7.55% in Q2 2025 and troughed at 10.63% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 1.06% and a median of 0.27% in 2025 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
- Across the five-year window, FCF Margin soared 1357 bps in 2023 and slumped 1114 bps in 2026, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, FCF Margin stood at 10.63% in 2022, then surged by 128 bps to 2.94% in 2023, then rose by 7 bps to 3.16% in 2024, then plunged by 69 bps to 0.99% in 2025, then slumped by 118 bps to 0.18% in 2026.
- The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 0.18% (Q3 2026), 10.55% (Q2 2026), and 0.99% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mcdonalds | 168.67 Bn | 167.85 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 27.83% |
| 2 | Starbucks | 107.32 Bn | 103.72 Bn | 6.49 Bn | 14.49% |
| 3 | Chipotle Mexican Grill | 41.40 Bn | 40.73 Bn | 2.35 Bn | 13.84% |
| 4 | Yum Brands | 38.39 Bn | 37.72 Bn | 1.47 Bn | 18.76% |
| 5 | Restaurant Brands International | 25.02 Bn | 25.51 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 19.01% |
| 6 | Darden Restaurants | 24.39 Bn | 24.17 Bn | 3.68 Bn | 10.19% |
| 7 | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | 17.01 Bn | 15.95 Bn | 1.89 Bn | 19.01% |
| 8 | Yum China Holdings | 14.09 Bn | 13.41 Bn | 2.22 Bn | 9.53% |
| 9 | Texas Roadhouse | 10.81 Bn | 10.63 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 4.85% |
| 10 | Shake Shack | 2.36 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 354.50 Mn | -0.18% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2026 | -0.18% |
| Apr 1, 2026 | -10.55% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.99% |
| Sep 24, 2025 | 6.46% |
| Jun 25, 2025 | 7.55% |
| Mar 26, 2025 | 0.58% |
| Dec 25, 2024 | 3.16% |
| Sep 25, 2024 | 2.23% |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 6.51% |
| Mar 27, 2024 | -0.82% |
| Dec 27, 2023 | 2.94% |
| Sep 27, 2023 | -3.58% |
| Jun 28, 2023 | 0.71% |
| Mar 29, 2023 | -5.73% |
| Dec 28, 2022 | -10.63% |
| Sep 28, 2022 | -8.94% |
| Jun 29, 2022 | -0.04% |
| Mar 30, 2022 | -9.84% |
| Dec 29, 2021 | -8.85% |
| Sep 29, 2021 | -8.98% |
API Access
Shake Shack FCF Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=SHAK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-margin", "ticker": "SHAK", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-margin&ticker=SHAK&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();